Peter Gräbe
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Inspiring Professor brings advanced teaching skills and academic leadership experience. Committed to the wholistic formation of students. Goal-oriented to improve teaching, advance student learning and update courses to reflect current scholarship. Extensive background in research and academic writing. Deeply committed to working with colleagues and staff in a way that embodies the love of Christ and furthers God's kingdom.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professor
Regent University
05.2005 - 09.2024
- Enhanced student understanding by designing interactive and engaging lectures, resulting in excellent student evaluations.
- Evaluated student progress using both formative and summative assessments to provide targeted feedback for continuous improvement.
- Provided students with constructive, encouraging and corrective feedback.
- Used different learning modes and types of technology to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.
Ph.D. Program Director/Associate Professor
Regent University
01.2002 - 04.2005
- Established an ATS accredited Ph.D. program in the School of Divinity.
- This was ground-breaking work, because the ATS (Association of Theological Schools in the U.S. and Canada) has never accredited a Ph.D. program in theology that was not fully residential.
- Developed a model of instruction for a contextual Ph.D. program, which combined asynchronous online and intensive short-time face-to-face instruction.
- Developed a program portfolio for the Ph.D. program, meeting the most current educational requirements and prepared the course descriptions and learning objects of all Ph.D. courses in their initial phases.
Associate Professor
University of South Africa
01.1990 - 12.2001
- Lead a combined Master's program with the St. Petersburg Christian University in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Mentored Christian leaders for several countries within the former Soviet Union.
- About 20 students mainly from Russia and the Ukraine graduated from this program.
Education
Doctor Divinitatis -
University of Pretoria
06.1990
Baccalaureus Divinitatis (BD) -
University of Pretoria
04.1986
Baccalaureus Honores (Greek) -
University of Pretoria
04.1981
Baccalaureus Artium (BA) -
University of Pretoria
04.1980
Diploma in Tertiary Education -
University of South Africa
01.1992
Skills
- Team Leadership (Director of PhD Program; Chair of Systematic Theology committee, Regent University School of Divinity)
- Student Mentoring, including Master's theses and PhD dissertations supervision
- Course Planning and Curriculum Creation, for example: Jesus in the Gospels; Old Testament Theology; New Testament Theology; Pauline Theology, Advanced Hermeneutics, Exegesis of 2 Corinthians, etc
- Research and analysis, see publications and conference presentations below
- Online Teaching Blackboard and Canvas Certified Competent to teach with Zoom, Microsoft Teams Obtained the Online Instructional Design Certificate from the Center for Teaching and Learning at Regent University, as well as the Certificate on College Teaching, offered by the Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education Obtained the module in distance education from the Diploma in Tertiary Education at the University of South Africa
- Technology Integration Teaching online seminars through Zoom and Microsoft Teams Familiar with both Blackboard and Canvas as instructional platforms
- Student-Centered Learning
- Student assessments
- Powerpoint Presentations
- Group Discussions
- Instructional Design
- Instructional technology
Scholarly Societies
- Society for the Study of the New Testament (SNTS)
- Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
- Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship
Blog
http://petergrabe.com
Publications
Books
II Corinthians, Pentecostal Commentary Series, Brill Publishing, 2025.
Empowered: Kindle the Power of God in Your Life! Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2024.
New Covenant, New Community: The Significance of Biblical and Patristic Covenant Theology for Current Understanding, Paternoster Publishing, 2006.
The Power of God in Paul’s Letters, Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 2000.
Der neue Bund in der frühchristlichen LiteraturDer neue Bund in der frühchristlichen Literatur unter Berücksichtigung der alttestamentlich-jüdischen Voraussetzungen, Forschung zur Bibel, Echter Verlag, 2001.
Selected Articles
The Trinitarian Scope of Paul’s Message of Justification by Faith, Foreword to Jeffrey K. Anderson, Justification as the Speech of the Spirit, 2022, Reflections on the eschatology of the letter to the Ephesians, The Eschatology of the New Testament, 2011
Community Service
- Ordained minister, Assemblies of God in the US, Addressed South Section of Potomac District, Preached in AG congregations
- Small group leader, Spring Branch Community Church, Virginia Beach, 2014
- Lead Men’s Ministry Bible Studies, Spring Branch Community Church, Virginia Beach, 2012 - 2014
- Guest lecturer, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, 2005
Distinctions
- Twenty Years Service award, Regent University, 2020
- Theological Education Renewal Awards Program, Yale University Center for Faith and Culture, 2007
- Faculty Research Grant, Regent University, 2004-2005; 2007-2008
- Chancellor’s Prize for Research, University of South Africa, 2001
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship, 1999
- Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship, 1999
- Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK, 1999
- Senior Overseas Research Grant, University of South Africa, 1995
- Scholarship for Post-Doctoral Research Abroad, 1995
- Grant for delivering a paper at an international conference abroad, 1993
- Scholarship for doctoral studies in Germany, 1987/1988
- National Scholarship, 1987
- Andrew Murray Prize for the best student in Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics, 1987
Accomplishments
Started the Ph.D. program in the School of Divinity
Certification
Ordained as Minister in the Assemblies of God
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
German
Full Professional
Afrikaans
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Professor
Regent University
05.2005 - 09.2024
Ph.D. Program Director/Associate Professor
Regent University
01.2002 - 04.2005
Associate Professor
University of South Africa
01.1990 - 12.2001
Baccalaureus Divinitatis (BD) -
University of Pretoria
Baccalaureus Honores (Greek) -
University of Pretoria
Baccalaureus Artium (BA) -
University of Pretoria
Ordained as Minister in the Assemblies of God
Doctor Divinitatis -
University of Pretoria
Diploma in Tertiary Education -
University of South Africa
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